The 5th Asian Para Games ended on 24 October 2026 after a week of competition that began on 18 October. Vietnam's para sport delegation won five medals, one gold, two silvers and two bronzes, to finish 20th in the final medal table published by VietnamPlus. China topped the standings with 207 gold, 117 silver and 111 bronze medals.
Final medal table
| Rank | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 207 | 117 | 111 |
| 2 | Japan | – | – | – |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | – | – | – |
| 4 | India | – | – | – |
| 5 | South Korea | – | – | – |
| 6 | Iran | – | – | – |
| 7 | Thailand | – | – | – |
| 20 | Vietnam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
VietnamPlus did not give medal counts for the delegations ranked second to seventh. Thailand were the highest-placed Southeast Asian team. China alone collected 435 medals.
Vietnam's five medals
According to VietnamPlus, Vietnam sent 21 athletes in five sports: swimming, athletics, weightlifting, table tennis and badminton. The table below was compiled by KBVN+ from reports published by VietnamPlus and KBVN+ during the Games:
| Date | Athlete | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October | Lê Văn Công | Men's 49kg weightlifting | Silver |
| 19 October | Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thúy | Women's javelin | Bronze |
| 21 October | Đỗ Thanh Hải | Men's 100m breaststroke SB5 | Gold |
| 21 October | Lê Tiến Đạt | Men's 100m breaststroke SB5 | Silver |
| 22 October | Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thúy | Women's discus F54 | Bronze |
The swimming and athletics programmes finished on 23 October without further medals for Vietnam. VietnamPlus said weightlifting was the team's focus on the final day, 24 October, and the tally stayed at the five medals it had reached on 22 October.
Where Vietnam stand
Twentieth place leaves Vietnam 13 places behind Thailand. The medals came from three of the five sports entered: swimming produced a gold and a silver, athletics two bronzes and weightlifting a silver, while table tennis and badminton ended without a medal. Đỗ Thanh Hải's win in the men's 100m breaststroke SB5 was the delegation's only gold, and Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thúy was the only Vietnamese athlete to win two medals.
Vietnam took first and second places in that breaststroke race through Đỗ Thanh Hải and Lê Tiến Đạt, and it was the only day of the Games on which the team won gold.
After the Games
One gold, two silvers and two bronzes is the final return for Vietnam's 21 athletes at these Games. None of the sources has set out the team's next competition. For more, see Đỗ Thanh Hải wins Vietnam's first gold of the Games and Vietnam close their swimming and athletics programmes.